A recent project used food to help students identify the 3 layers of skin.
Marshmallows showed the fatty substance of the Hypodermis. Red gelatin was used to represent the blood and nerves of the dermis, the middle layer of skin. Fruit roll ups showed the epidermis, which is the top layer of our skin. We used tiny licorice pieces to represent our hair on the top of our skin. The students enjoyed making the layers and feeling all the different textures of skin. We used different objects to show how nerves are messengers to our brain. The nerves are part of the dermis layer of skin. The students closed their eyes or covered them to see how fast the brain and nerves can identify how an object feels against our skin. We felt objects that were hard (block), soft (paintbrush), wet (wipe), pointy (plastic fork), cold (ice pack), and hot (bottle filled with warm water).
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